1918 Statue of Liberty photo

thegundude · 06-04-2008, 11:31 AM

I thought you guys might get a kick out of this...

It's a photo taken at Fort Dodge in Iowa in 1918 to help with selling war bonds but was never used. Very cool, IMHO...

mauro · 06-04-2008, 05:24 PM

Impressive!!

luger11 · 06-04-2008, 05:50 PM

Steve......!8,000 US Army and US Navy personal were used to create this master piece.

Leo

drbuster · 06-04-2008, 08:05 PM

Note how well orchestrated this was! Men in lighter shirts formed outlines that could be appreciated from above. Also, I wonder from what this photograph was taken: a tower? An airplane? A blimp?

luger11 · 06-04-2008, 08:50 PM

Drbuster............according to the info available it was taken from an 80 foot tower.

Leo

Mumintrollet · 06-05-2008, 12:54 AM

Shure this one isn't a "photoshop" special?
The perspectives look's od

06-05-2008, 06:25 AM

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Edward Tinker · 06-05-2008, 09:28 AM

Although I don't see a photo, this was floating around the internet of a collection of "assorted" like" patriotic photos taken turn of the century.

There were 8 or 10 assorrted photos and the original photo I saw was from a geneaology site my bro-in-law sent me. My gut feeling is if it was retouched, it was retouched in the early 1900's. That was as common then as now.

Ed

06-05-2008, 09:34 AM

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Russ · 06-05-2008, 09:36 AM

There is a few of these photos in the last Military trader

thegundude · 06-05-2008, 09:38 AM

This is what Snopes.com had to say...

http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp

thegundude · 06-05-2008, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tacfoley
Ed - not 're-touched' but, IMO, produced by manipulation of mixed images. The scale SHOULD diminish in accordance with the effect of distance at the same rate - it does not. There are distinct 'blocks' of similarly-scaled features where there should be diminishing scales.

Very clever, but no banana.

tac

Tac, the scale was taken into account, just like those guys who now paint on sidewaks do.

Ron Wood · 06-05-2008, 10:44 AM

gundude,
Thanks for the link to the write-up. It confirmed my supposition that the person or persons responsible for staging this photo were well aware of perspective and foreshortening, and that the arm and torch contained more men than the entire body. Quite a feat.

Mumintrollet · 06-05-2008, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thegundude
This is what Snopes.com had to say...

http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp

I stand corrected, That was assume.

Vlim · 06-05-2008, 02:53 PM

And if you take into account that during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918 some 18,000 US soldiers lost their lives...

Jack Lawman · 06-05-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gundude
the scale was taken into account, just like those guys who now paint on sidewaks do.

That of which gundude speaks (go to the "3D Illusions"):
http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

Jack

06-04-2008, 11:31 AM	#1
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	1918 Statue of Liberty photo I thought you guys might get a kick out of this... It's a photo taken at Fort Dodge in Iowa in 1918 to help with selling war bonds but was never used. Very cool, IMHO... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	Although I don't see a photo, this was floating around the internet of a collection of "assorted" like" patriotic photos taken turn of the century. There were 8 or 10 assorrted photos and the original photo I saw was from a geneaology site my bro-in-law sent me. My gut feeling is if it was retouched, it was retouched in the early 1900's. That was as common then as now. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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Russ User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Reading, PA. Posts: 628 Thanks: 2 Thanked 38 Times in 10 Posts	There is a few of these photos in the last Military trader __________________ Livin the dream!!!!!!!!!!!

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thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	This is what Snopes.com had to say... http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

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luger11 User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 149 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Steve......!8,000 US Army and US Navy personal were used to create this master piece. Leo

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drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Note how well orchestrated this was! Men in lighter shirts formed outlines that could be appreciated from above. Also, I wonder from what this photograph was taken: a tower? An airplane? A blimp?

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luger11 User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 149 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Drbuster............according to the info available it was taken from an 80 foot tower. Leo

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Mumintrollet User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 25 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Shure this one isn't a "photoshop" special? The perspectives look's od

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Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	gundude, Thanks for the link to the write-up. It confirmed my supposition that the person or persons responsible for staging this photo were well aware of perspective and foreshortening, and that the arm and torch contained more men than the entire body. Quite a feat. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,045 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,943 Times in 1,196 Posts	And if you take into account that during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918 some 18,000 US soldiers lost their lives...

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